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celebrates

[sel-uh-breyt]

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verb (used with object)

to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.

to make known publicly; proclaim: The newspaper celebrated the end of the war in red headlines.

to praise widely or to present to widespread and favorable public notice, as through newspapers or novels: a novel celebrating the joys of marriage; the countryside celebrated in the novels of Hardy.

to perform with appropriate rites and ceremonies; solemnize: to celebrate a marriage.

verb (used without object)

to observe a day or commemorate an event with ceremonies or festivities.

to perform a religious ceremony, especially Mass or the Lord's Supper.

to have or participate in a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time: You look like you were up celebrating all night.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin celebrātus past participle of celebrāre to solemnize, celebrate, honor, equivalent to celebr- (stem of celeber) often repeated, famous + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

cel·e·bra·tive, adjective

cel·e·bra·tor, cel·e·brat·er, noun

cel·e·bra·to·ry